Marvel Heroes MMO looks great, and if done correctly will be on my play list for sure! Instead of creating a game that resembles something like World of Warcraft, Secret Identity is drawing inspiration from another of Blizzard’s franchises: Diablo.

It’s an appropriate link when you consider the president of Gazillion Entertainment is David Brevik, who co-founded Blizzard North, the studio that created Diablo. Said Brevik. “We just didn’t want to do the same thing that everyone seems to be doing. MMOs are more than just that. It’s not four hours killing wolves. It’s very, very different from that. And to give it all away for free is very exciting.”

Marvel Heroes will be a free-to-play game, though no specifics are yet available on what kind of microtransaction model will be implemented to support it. Built using Unreal Engine 3, Marvel Heroes boasts impressive effects and animations, and presents its characters and world with a stylized, comic book look. As an action-RPG, it also employs the genre’s classic overhead perspective, and includes fast gameplay, item collection and elements of randomization for loot drops and the layouts of dungeons and combat zones.

Read more information about Marvel Heroes on IGN: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/22/marvel-heroes-is-a-diablo-style-mmoOr check out the Official site: http://www.marvelheroes.com/